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Europe > Romania > Geography

ROMANIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Oregon
Area > Land 230,340 sq km Time series [80th of 238]
Area > Total 237,500 sq km Time series [85th of 250]
Capital city with population Bucharest - 2,351,000
Climate
temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms
Forested Land 28% [96th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 46 00 N, 25 00 E Time series
Land boundaries > Border countries
Bulgaria 608 km, Hungary 443 km, Moldova 450 km, Serbia 476 km, Ukraine (north) 362 km, Ukraine (east) 169 km
Land use > Arable land 39.49% Time series [12th of 258]
Largest city Bucharest
Largest city population 2,100,000 [47th of 174]
Largest city with population Bucharest - 2,351,000
Location
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine
Map references
Europe
Natural resources
petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower
Population density 96.96 people per sqkm [101st of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 94.07 people/m² Time series [90th of 204]
Precipitation 595 mm [62nd of 95]
Surface area > sq. km 238,390 km² Time series [81st of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Moldoveanu Peak

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Romania, rumania

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